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M. RUBIN.

FAN.

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Patented Feb. 25, 1896.

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Patented Feb. 25, 1896.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MAX RUBIN, OF BROOKL Y, NEW YORK.

FAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 555,339, dated February25, 1896.

Application filed March 20, 1895.

To all whom, it natty concern.-

Be it known that I, MAX RUBIN, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings andState of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fans,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to an improvement in fans, and especially to animprovement in that class of fans known as pocket-fans, in which thebody of the fan when not in use is folded up between receiving-arms; andthe object of this invention is to provide a means whereby the receivingand retaining arms of the body of the fan may be held rigidlylocked whenthe fan is opened, imparting to the retaining and receiving arms thesame solidity as though both classes of arms were integral, and,furthermore, to construct the retaining device in such manner that itwill act to as securely hold the fan in its closed as in its foldedposition.

A further object of this invention is to so construct the receiving-armsthat they will more closely fold than heretofore when the fan is openedout, and, since the receivingarms constitute the handle of the fan,thereby decrease the bulk of the handle.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth and pointed out inthe claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar figures and letters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the fan opened and locked in its openposition. Fig. 2 is a section, taken substantially on the line 2 2 ofFig. 3, longitudinally through the receivingarms and a portion of theretaining-arms. Fig. 8 is a side elevation, somewhat enlarged, of thereceiving-arms or handle of the fan and a portion of one of theretaining-arms, the view being taken in direction of the arrow 3 in Fig.2. Fig. 4 is a transverse section taken substantially on the line at aof Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the upper portion ofthe receiving arm carrying the locking device and a portion of theretaining-arm pivotally connected with the said receiving-arm. Fig. 6 isa detail perspective Serial No. 542,499. (No model.)

view of the locking device disconnected from the fan. Fig. 7 is aperspective view of my improved fan, showing it closed. Fig. 8 is asectional view of the fan in the same position; and Fig. 9 is a sideelevation thereof, the fan being also closed.

The body A of the fan may be constructed in the usual manner or in anymanner applicable to the body portion of a folding pocket-fan. Inconnection with the body A of the fan two retaining-arms B are employed.These retainingarms are preferably made somewhat U -shaped incross-section throughout a portion of their length, or, in other words,the said arms are channeled, the U shape extending from one end apredetermined distance beyond the center of the arms, the outer ends ofthe arms being solid or boxed, as shown at b in the drawings.

The retaining-arms B are located at What may be termed the under side ofthe fanbody when the said body is in segmental form, and are adapted tobe brought together when giving to the body of the fan a circularcontour, the fan-body being made up of accordion or bellows plaits. Thebody of the fan is secured at each side of its center in any approvedmanner to the channeled face of the retaining-arms, the channeledportion of the arms extending beyond the peripheral surface of the body.

In connection with each retaining-arm B a receiving-arm is employed, thetwo receivingarms being designated as O and D, and each receiving-arm isprovided with a longitudinal recess 10 at its upper end, whereby at thisportion the receiving arms comprise side pieces only. The recesses 10are of sufiicient size to receive within them the box or solid portionsZ) of the retaining-arms, and the box portions of the retaining-arms arepivoted in the recessed portions of the receiving-arms by means ofpivot-pins 10, the latter being passed through the upper portion of thereceiving-arms.

The receiving-arms are U-shapcd in crosssection or channeled, and thearm 0 is wider than the arm D, the latter being adapted to enter theformer sufficiently to bring the retaining-arms 13 substantially incontact. At each side of the box portion of the retainingarm, whichenters the larger receiving-arm C, a washer 11 is introduced upon thepivotpin 10, as is best shown in Fig. 4E. The lower ends of the tworeceiving-arms O and D are pivotally connected by a pin 12 or theequivalent thereof, the said pin passing through the flanged portions ofthe two retaining-arms.

In connection with the body of the fan a locking device E is used, whichis shown in detail in Fig. 6. This locking device comprises two sidepieces 13, parallel, or substantially so, and vertically disposed, beingconnected at their bottom portions by a cross-bar 14, attached to anoutwardly-extendin g offset or extension from the sides, and athumbpiece 15, extending outwardly, is either integrally formed with orattached to the aforesaid cross-bar 1%.

Each side piece 13 of the locking device is projected upward, formingvertical ears 16, and in each of said cars a vertical slot 17 is made,and a horizontal arm 18 is projected from what may be termed the innerface of the upper portion of each side piece 13, terminating at itsextremity in an upwardlyextending lug 19. plied to the narrowerreceiving-arm D, as follows: The locking device is placed within theaforesaid receiving-arm, and the thumbpiece 15 is made to extend outwardthrough the recess 10 of said arm, the pivot-pin 10 of this arm beingpassed through the elongated slots 17 of the locking device, whereby theside pieces of the locking device will be in engagement with the innerfaces of the flanged portion of the receiving-arm D and the arms 16 ofthe locking device will extend in direction of the wider receiving-armO, the said arms of the locking device being so placed that when thereceiving-arms are folded one within the other when the fan is opened,as shown in Fig. 1, they will pass below the pivot-pin of the wider armC, and the lugs of the arms 18 of the locking device will pass upwardback of the washers 11 of the aforesaid wider arm 0, and by pushing thethumb-piece upward the lugs will be carried immediately back of the saidwashers 11, locking the two retaining-arms firmly together and makingthem virtually integral.

When the fan is to be closed, the thumbpiece 15 of the locking device isdrawn downward and will be released from the washers on the pivot-pin ofthe wider receiving-arm O, permitting the two receiving-arms to becarried outward in opposite directions in order that they may receivebetween them the body of the fan and the retaining-arms, whereupon thetwo receiving-arms are again brought together, having within them thefolded body of the fan, and the locking device is then manipulated, asheretofore stated, to secure the receiving-arms in this latter position,and the fan will present at this time simply a bar of such length as tobe conveniently carried in the pocket.

The locking device is ap- One of the important features of thisinvention is to provide a means whereby the retaining-arms when the fanis opened will be held rigidly in engagement with the receiving-arms,and this is effected by forming side extensions or ears 011 the boxed orpivotal ends I) of the retaining-arms, the said ears or projectionsbeing designated in the drawings by the reference-numeral 21, and theyare of sufficient length to engage with the outer walls of thereceiving-arms at their recessed portions 10 when the fan is open, asshown in Figs. 3 and 4. Under this construction the retaining andreceiving arms are held steady and stiff when the fan is opened, evenprior to the application of the locking device, but of course more sowhen such device is operated.

It will be understood that the handle-section or receiving-arms,together with the looking device shown, may be used for other purposesthan the handle of a fan.

The catch may be made of any suitable material. For example, it maybeconstructed of wire, and in some instances such construction is to bepreferred.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. In a fan, the combination of two receiving-armspivoted to each other at one end, the said receiving-arms being U-shapedin cross-section and capable of fitting one within the other, tworetaining-arms respectively pivoted to the free ends of thereceiving-arms and capable of swinging in and out of saidreceiving-arms, and a fan-body fixed to the retaining-arms,substantially as described.

2. In a fan, the combination of two receiving-arms U-shaped incross-section and pivotally connected to each other, one of said armsbeing larger than the other and capable of fitting within the same, aretaining-arm pivotally connected to each receiving-arm and capable offitting within the receivingarms, a locking device carried by onereceiving-arm and capable of removable engagement with the pivot of theretaining-arm, carried by the remaining receiving-arm, and a fan-body,substantially as described.

3. In a fan, the combination of two receiving-arms, pivotally connectedto each other, said arms being U-shaped in crosssection and one armbeing smaller than the other so that it may be received therein, aretainingarm pivotally connected to the free end of each receiving-arm,the pivot of the retainingarms being at a point inward from the ends andsaid arms havinglaterally-proj ecting ears engaging with the respectivereceiving-arms and limiting the movement of the retainingarms, and afan-body carried by the retainingarms, substantially as described.

at. In a fan, the combination of two receiving-arms pivotally connectedto each other, a retaining-arm pivotally connected to each Lil of thereceiving-arms, a fan-body carried by the retaining-arms, and a lockingdevice slida-ble on one receiving-arm and having a projection capable ofengaging with the retaining-arm pivot on the remaining receivingarm,substantially as described.

5. In a fan, the combination of two receivingarms pivotally connected toeach other at one end and having each of their free ends formed with twotransversely aligned and duplicate projections, a retaining-arm pivotedbetween each pair of these projections and having one end fittingbetween the same, the said end being provided with laterally-extendingears capable of engaging with the inner ends of the projections and oflimiting the movement of the retaining-arms, and a fan-body carried bythe retaining-arms, substantially as described.

6. In a fan, the combination of two receiving-arms pivoted to eachother, a retainingarm pivoted to each receiving-arm, a fanbody carriedby the retaining-arms, two wash ers mounted on the ends of the pivot ofone retaining-arm, and a locking device slidably mounted on one of thereceiving-arms, the said locking device having two projectionsrespectively capable of engaging with the washers on the pivotaforesaid, substantially as described.

7. In afan, the combination of two receiving-arms, U-shaped incross-section and pivotally connected to each other, the said arms beingof different sizes and capable of fitting one within the other,retaining-arms respectively pivoted to the free ends of thereceiving-arms, a fan-body carried by the retainingarms, and a lockingdevice capable of holding the two receiving-arms together, substantiallyas described.

8. In afan, the combination of'two receiving-arms pivotally connected toeach other and U-shaped in cross-section, a retainingarm pivoted to thefree end of each receivingarm, and a locking device having two elongatedslots thereon through which the pivot of one retaining-arm passes, thelocking device also having a laterally-extended projection capable ofengaging with the pivot of the remaining retaining-arm, substantially asdescribed.

MAX RUBIN.

Witnesses:

J. FRED. AoKER, JNo. M. BITTER.

